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An instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
Answer for the clue "An instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it ", 9 letters:
cauterant
Word definitions for cauterant in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cauterant \Cau"ter*ant\, n. A cauterizing substance.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any cauterize substance.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it [syn: cautery ]